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The rescue of over 800 migrants off the coast of Sicily over the past two days is emblematic of a new strategy by those desperate and determined to escape their […]
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on May 13 that he was nominating Zornitsa Rusinova, deputy minister of labour and social policy, to take ...
An amended draft bill meant to create a new government body to fight corruption and conflict of interest has suffered yet another setback even before ...
Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.7 per cent growth in the first quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a flash estimate on ...
Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) shrank by 2.2 per cent year-on-year in April, the highest since 2.3 per cent annual deflation was recorded in March 2014, while the monthly data […]
Richard III, or at least a 3D printout of his remains, is making his first visit to Bulgaria – in effect, the first time these bones have left England since […]
Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on May 13 that it has charged state-owned electric utility NEK with abusing its dominant position on the electricity production and wholesale markets. […]
An estimated 188 075 migrants and refugees had entered Europe by sea in 2016 by May 11, arriving in Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Spain, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) […]
The life expectancy at birth of the Bulgarian population in 2013 – 2014 was 74.5 years, down by 0.02 years compared to 2012 – 2014, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) […]
Sofia City Court has ruled to declare private television channel TV7 insolvent, effective as of December 31 2015, after concluding that its revenues were not enough to service its bank […]
